I-68(E-W)/US 40(E-W)/US 219(N-S) Triplex

US Route 219 joins I-68/US 40 for 8.4
miles from west of Piney Grove to Keysers Ridge in Garrett County.

Dan Moraseski 8/31/02

US 219 meets I-68/US 40 at Exit 22, a diamond interchange.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

Another view of the eastern split interchange along US 219 south. Here
US 219 exits onto I-68/US 40 west, and the triplex begins.

Dan Moraseski 8/31/02

Westbound reassurance shields. US 219 is better signed in this triplex
than US 220 is in its run with I-68/US
40. I-68/US 40/US 219 passes one interchange (for MD 495, Grantsville)
before reaching the western split.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

In the middle of the I-68/US 40/US 219 triplex, one state route interchanges.
MD 495 leads north to Grantsville and Alternate US 40 (the pre-freeway
US 40/US 219 duplex).

Dan Moraseski 8/31/02

Eight miles to the west, both US 40 and US 219 leave the freeway. Triplexes
usually have one route split off, leaving a duplex, which later splits.
I-68/US 40/US 219 is one of the rare triplexes were two routes split at
the same interchange.

Dan Moraseski 8/31/02

US 40 exits first at the cloverleaf interchange western split. US 40
goes back to the old alignment that I-68 bypasses and then heads northwest
into Pennsylvania.

Dan Moraseski 8/31/02

US 219 splits to the south toward Oakland and West Virginia.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

At the western split, US 40 east enters the interchange from the north
and US 219 south comes out on the south side.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

After the I-68 west exit is the I-68/US 40/US 219 east exit.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

In the other direction, US 219 north exits first.

Timothy Reichard 3/8/03

After US 219 north exits, US 40 west takes over this road, locally known
as Keysers Ridge - Oakland Road.

Dan Moraseski 9/02/02

Now we take another look at the triplex heading east on I-68.

Dan Moraseski 9/02/02

US 219 joins from the south.

Dan Moraseski 9/02/02

Then US 40 west exits. US 40 east enters next, following the freeway
all the way to its end at I-70 and
then join I-70 twice beyond that.

Dan Moraseski 9/02/02

Eastbound reassurance shields.

Dan Moraseski 9/02/02

US 219 then splits to the north into Pennsylvania after passing interchanges.